Barys Astana, a KHL team based in Kazakhstan, allegedly slaughtered a sheep on its home ice before a recent team practice, according to a report by the Sports Express.

The team, which currently sits in 10th place in the KHL's Eastern Conference, reportedly performed the traditional Kazakh ritual and then sprinkled the sheep's blood over the goal.

KHL news. Barys Astana, for whatever reason, decided to have a traditional Kazakh ritual before a practice. It involves slaughtering a sheep. Right on the ice. The blood was sprinkled over the goal to make it magic or something. @sportexpress reports, foreign players got sick